Uploaded October 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Alternate method for making this 15th C. loop braid. Nice pattern of alternating M's or W's in 2 colors. This is the V-fell loop braiding method. (Click on Loopbraider above to see all my videos.)
Not a lot of slo-mo, for more slo-mo, see my 9-loop square braid video.
This braid is the flat version of an 8-loop "square" braid. In the medieval manuscripts it was taught with the A-fell braiding method , but I always make it using V-fell braiding. It's a lot faster, since you don't have to carry more than one loop on any finger and there are no extra moves.
This video shows the color set-up, how the braid is done using the V-fell method, and explains some strategies for getting the w-pattern to stay level/ not to drift off into a slanted line, as it tends to want to do.
If you start with all the red loops on one hand and all the white loops on the other hand, you will get the color pattern called "lace piol" in the medieval braiding manuscripts.
This video is a supplement to my blog tutorial on Lace Dawns. For more tutorials and info about loop braids, visit my Loop Braiding blog:
loopbraider.com/tutorials
Alternate method for making this 15th C. loop braid. Nice pattern of alternating M's or W's in 2 colors. This is the V-fell loop braiding method. (Click on Loopbraider above to see all my videos.)
Not a lot of slo-mo, for more slo-mo, see my 9-loop square braid video.
This braid is the flat version of an 8-loop "square" braid. In the medieval manuscripts it was taught with the A-fell braiding method , but I always make it using V-fell braiding. It's a lot faster, since you don't have to carry more than one loop on any finger and there are no extra moves.
This video shows the color set-up, how the braid is done using the V-fell method, and explains some strategies for getting the w-pattern to stay level/ not to drift off into a slanted line, as it tends to want to do.
If you start with all the red loops on one hand and all the white loops on the other hand, you will get the color pattern called "lace piol" in the medieval braiding manuscripts.
This video is a supplement to my blog tutorial on Lace Dawns. For more tutorials and info about loop braids, visit my Loop Braiding blog:
loopbraider.com/tutorials
